The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning them from female sports teams.It delivered a major victory to conservatives in one of the country’s most fiercely contested culture-war battles.The justices overturned decisions by lower courts siding with transgender students who challenged the bans in the two states as violating the US Constitution and a federal anti-discrimination law.
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US Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender student athletes
The US Supreme Court has upheld state laws in West Virginia and Idaho that ban transgender student athletes from participating in female sports. This decision overturns lower court rulings that had sided with transgender students challenging these bans.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-30 · 15:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The US Supreme Court has upheld state laws in West Virginia and Idaho that ban transgender student athletes from participating in female sports. This decision overturns lower court rulings that had sided with transgender students challenging these bans. The Supreme Court's action allows states to implement such restrictions, marking a significant development in a contentious cultural debate. The transgender students had argued that the bans violated the US Constitution and a federal anti-discrimination law.
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Justices overturned lower court decisions that sided with transgender students challenging the bans.
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The Supreme Court upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning transgender athletes from female sports teams.
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US Supreme Court cleared the way for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes.
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